Anchor Points | Ep. 167 | The Smoke Was There All Along…Why Do We Ignore the Warning Signs?

What’s a warning sign you ignored until it became a full-blown crisis?

Have you ever smelled smoke and thought, “Hmm… that’s concerning,” but kept going anyway?

Mid-workout on leg day, a strange electrical burning smell started drifting through the studio. It was migraine-inducing and immediately concerning, the kind of scent that makes you wonder if something is overheating.

Did anyone stop?

No. Because fitness people do not quit mid-set.

But the smell kept getting stronger. Eyes started burning. Smoke slowly filled the room. The instructor cracked the door open, another worker shrugged it off, and somehow…we all just kept going.

There was an electrical fire. The gym shut down for weeks. And we kept working out.

Isn’t that how we handle our faith sometimes?

God is kind. He often gives us conviction, discomfort, a subtle nudge when something is drifting. Not to scare us, but to protect us.

He will meet us in crisis. Of course He will.

But let’s stop lowering the volume on warning signs.

Scripture (NIV):

Proverbs 27:12 – “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.”

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Have you ever ignored a warning sign because it felt inconvenient?

What “smoke signals” might God be showing you right now?

Let’s talk about responding early instead of waiting for crisis.

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